Cass Jackson is a former American football coach and player. Hired in 1973 to become the head football coach at

Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...

in Oberlin, Ohio, he became one of the first African-American head football coaches at a predominantly white college. Jackson later served as the head coach at

Morris Brown College Morris Brown College (MBC) is a private Methodist historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded January 5, 1881, Morris Brown is the first educational institution in Georgia to be owned and operated entirely by African Ame ...

from 1976 to 1977 and at

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in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1978 to 1980. He played

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at San Jose State University, where he was a running back on the 1962 and 1963 teams.

Head coaching record

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